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An Orbis Integrated Eye Health Worker from Ethiopia comforts a female patient with trachoma in Ethiopia

News and Stories

Celebrating Two Decades of Orbis Impact

The aviation industry celebrated a remarkable milestone as the Orbis Gift of Sight Ball marked its 20th anniversary on Wednesday, 15 January 2025. Reflecting on two decades of memorable nights and impactful contributions, this prestigious event returned to the Intercontinental Hotel in Ballsbridge, a venue that holds a special place in our hearts.
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Changing the way the world sees

February 27, 2023

Obito was in the advanced stage of trachoma leaving her visually impaired and in constant pain. Without treatment, she would go blind.

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Meet Yeshiemebet

February 20, 2023

Today we want to introduce you to Yeshiemebet, a compassionate nurse who has been helping eliminate trachoma in the SNNPR region where Orbis has been active for many years. Here‘s a little more about here:

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The future looks bright for Ashenafi

February 10, 2023

Thanks to your support and the help of the Orbis community outreach programmes, Ashenafi can now see clearly – but this wasn’t always the case.

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Meet Gamere – after 10 years finally pain free

January 26, 2023

Gamere is a 54-year-old woman from Ethiopia whose eyes were watery and painful. As the pain increased, it became harder to care for her five children. To the point that Gamere was not able to leave the house alone anymore and was dependent on her childrens assistance.

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Dinknesh: The eye health hero fighting trachoma in Ethiopia

January 19, 2023

To mark World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day we want to shine a light on the work of the incredible eye health workers like Dinknesh, who often travel treacherous journeys across the country to complete a crucial task in the fight to eliminate trachoma in Ethiopia.

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Every blink was a step closer to blindness

December 14, 2022

Six months ago, Tadelech started to have problems with her eyes. First, it began with watery eyes, but this gradually worsened, and before long, the light irritated her, and the pain was excruciating and unbearable.

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Our return to Ethiopia

December 13, 2022

In November 2022, the Orbis Ireland team returned to Ethiopia. And it was incredible to be back to join the Great Ethiopian Run and witness the development of the Orbis project.

Diane Weatherup tells Orbis Ireland about her experience in Ethiopia.

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Hospital Based Training in Ethiopia

December 07, 2022

We would like to introduce you to two of our Board Members – Donal Brosnahan and Tony McAleer. Additional to their role as board members, they are members of the Orbis Volunteer Faculty. In November they spent a week with Orbis Ethiopia’s Country Director - Alemayehu Sisay - at Menelik Hospital in Addis Ababa teaching and training local eye teams.

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